Meeting Abstract 34.2  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Heart rate as an index of increased metabolic output in a bird with a complex courtship display BARSKE, Julia*; FUSANI, Leo; WIKELSKI, Martin; SCHLINGER, Barney; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Ferrara, Italy; Max Planck Institut for Ornithology, Radolfzell, Germany jbarske@ucla.edu The golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus) of Panamanian rainforests has […]

Meeting Abstract 34.1  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Gaze behaviors of freely walking cats RIVERS, T.J*; SIROTA, M.G.; SHAH, N.A.; GUTTENTAG, A.I.; BELOOZEROVA, I.N.; Barrow Neurological Institute; Barrow Neurological Institute; Barrow Neurological Institute; University of California, Los Angeles; Barrow Neurological Institute trevor.rivers@gmail.com Vision is important for locomotion, particularly when an individual is moving freely through complex natural environments. Little […]

Meeting Abstract 34.3  Wednesday, Jan. 5  Costs and benefits of pupal chamber construction by the hawkmoth Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) SPRAGUE, J. C.*; WOODS, H. A.; The University of Montana; The University of Montana jonathan1.sprague@umontana.edu Functional organismal traits have costs and benefits: e.g. hearts, kidneys, and appendages do things for an organism, but there are energetic, resource, […]

Meeting Abstract 34.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  The global distribution and diversity of soil invertebrates GAREY, JR*; WU, T; AYRES, E; BARDGETT, RD; WALL, DH; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; Colorado State University; Lancaster University; Colorado State University garey@usf.edu The distribution of soil invertebrates and the relationship of below-ground biodiversity to above-ground biodiversity are not […]

Meeting Abstract 34.1  Thursday, Jan. 5  The distribution of Acanthamoeba spp. in marine sediments from Great Sound, Bermuda MUNSON, D.A.; Washington College, Chestertown, MD dmunson2@washcoll.edu A previous study (Munson et al., Oceanis, 37, 2007) illustrated the impact of pollution on the incidence of Acanthamoeba spp. in North Sea coastal sediments. Acanthamoeba is a ubiquitous soil amoeba and […]

Meeting Abstract 34.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  Predicting regional and global responses of ants to climate change DIAMOND, SE*; SORGER, DM; HULCR, J; PELINI, SL; SANDERS, NJ; ELLISON, AM; GOTELLI, NJ; DUNN, RR; North Carolina State Univ.; North Carolina State Univ.; North Carolina State Univ.; Harvard Forest; Univ. of Tennessee; Harvard Forest; Univ. of Vermont; North Carolina State […]

Meeting Abstract 34.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  Environmental Effects on Native and Non-Native Copepod Populations in San Francisco Bay GONG, S.Y.*; TSUKIMURA, B.; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno stevengong0083@yahoo.com Plankton distribution patterns are important to study due to their potential influences on food web dynamics as predator and prey contributors. Copepods are among the most […]

Meeting Abstract 34.3  Thursday, Jan. 5  Do clams of a feather arise together? Evolutionary dynamics, latitudinal gradients, and the global deployment of bivalve life habits BERKE, Sarah K*; JABLONSKI, David; KRUG, Andrew Z.; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago skberke@gmail.com Functional diversity (i.e. the variety of life habits) is a critical component of overall […]

Meeting Abstract 34.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Unexpected patterns of connectivity and phylogeographic breaks in Mediterranean marine cave mysids RASTORGUEFF, P.-A.*; CHEVALDONNé, P.; LEJEUSNE, C.; Aix-Marseille Université – UMR CNRS 7263 IMBE; Aix-Marseille Université – UMR CNRS 7263 IMBE; Estación Biológica de Doñana – CSIC pierre-alexandre.rastorgueff@imbe.fr Habitat fragmentation is a major threat to biodiversity by reducing habitat availability […]

Meeting Abstract 34.3  Friday, Jan. 4  The Genetics of Colonization: Evidence for a Recent Range Expansion in Hyla cinerea DOLCEMASCOLO, P*; DILEO, K; Montclair State University; NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife dolcemascop1@gmail.com Green tree frogs, Hyla cinerea, are ubiquitous across their geographic range, from Delaware south along the Atlantic Coastal Plain to Florida, westward along the […]